Monday, June 19, 2017

Warmed Wax: Handmade in Florida, SMT and TBG


Handmade in Florida Summer Smoothie threw strong in my kitchen and living area. It was the one of the juiciest and realistic tropical fruits and cream fragrance I have experienced. Repurchase.


Sniff My Tarts Mango Sorbet/Coconut Cream Pie/Vanilla Waffle Cone threw strong in the kitchen and living area. While the Summer Smoothie above was juicy and tropical while creamy, this one was a creamy mango bakery that hit the delectable spot. This was a huge winner of a blend that Sandra at Finger Candy blog did and I would buy it in a heart beat. 


The Bathing Garden Scarlet Cinnamon threw strong in my bedroom and was an amazingly done sweet yet fiery cinnamon scent. I love a great spicy scent and this is one. Repurchase.

I think I have had most of my orders and pre-orders come in. The only ones I am left waiting on are My Candy Panda (this one has been since March!), Sniff My Tarts custom order, Moonalisa for a candle, a Southbound pre-order and a Rosegirls Gilligan sampler. My mind has been drifting to fall lately. A nice fat Dessa's Homespun Scents order is calling out to me. 

Surprisingly, I have been burning through some candles too; Bath & Body Works Sparkling Woods and Winter Mint & Spruce have both bit the bullet in the past two days and my Haus of Gloi candle is half gone. I think all the rainy weather is making me want to light a candle. It gets so dark and gloomy that it feels comforting to light some wicks. 

What are you waiting on arriving? Plotting any orders? Burning candles in the summer?

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  1. Hubby has lit a watermelon and a pineapple candle here and there on these warmer days of not-officially-summer. I started making a list of my fall/winter must-haves from Sweet Fixations last night, but have to dig my leftovers out and see just what's in there. I think I might just do SF and whatever Walmart has to offer this year.

    I don't have any wax orders coming but I do have a Bathing Garden scrub order, a craft supplies order, and a new Ludwig book coming. Super excited to get the Ludwig book!

    ~Deb

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    1. Watermelon pineapple candle sounds nice!

      YES! Why are we dreaming of fall so much? I am excited to start making my lists too.

      Looking forward to seeing that TBG scrub order. And a new Ludwig book?! Fun! I may need to check it out from the Engebretson library if you like it. :-)

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    2. It was two candles actually...a watermelon one, and a pineapple one. hehe

      I did place my Sweet Fixations order yesterday. After looking at my leftovers stash from last fall I found I really don't need much, so I just did a small order of my absolute must-haves. It'll be fun to get them but certainly nothing new.

      I have two other Ludwig books already if you ever are curious enough to learn more. I want to reread them both, well the parts about his final days in particular. That's what I'm obsessed with at the moment.

      ~Deb

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    3. Oooooo! Fall order?! Exciting!

      I do want to learn more about Ludwig. I think he has a fascinating story.

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  2. Almost done receiving the preorders, she says, then lists 5 more Lol.
    Expecting 2 in July: a partial TBG and a Fakery Bakery. Oh, And those SMT's which I've thought about too much and put in the back of my mind. I enjoyed Sandra mango combo too, cool and yummy.
    I've been trying to burn, burn, burn myself for project wax, it was swell till yesterday when a friend brought me 2 candles:()

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    1. LOL! Well it was about twice that until they started rolling in! So 5 doesn't seem too bad to me. And you have 3 so we aren't too far apart. :-)

      How sweet to get candle gifts! That makes them smell all the better. My candle supply is definitely dwindling. I have only about 5 or 6 left in my closet and some I am hanging on to for way too long. I have an Autumn Day from like 2012 in there. I don't know why I am hesitant to burn it.

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  3. Currently waiting on a my Sleepy Bundle from TBG, my pre-order bam bags from getting close to what feels like a month now, a SMT mystery box I ordered yesterday and I believe that is it. I have also been enjoying a few candles here and there recently.

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    1. I seriously need to get my summer Bathing Garden order in, including a couple Sleepy items. I don't know why I am hemming and hawing over it. What candles are you burning?

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  4. Yay, I'm glad my magnum wax opus passed muster! It's sooo good, right? Definitely the best thing I've ever blended. I think it smells like the inside of a Baskin Robbins ice cream shop - that sort of unidentifiable fruit and cream and waffle cone scent. Aw crap, now I want ice cream! I didn't get a duplicate cake during this SMT custom opening because I still have most of this guy (also concentrated all my decorated sheet cake power on mints this time) but if there's another opening around Christmas, it's going on my list for sure. The exact "recipe" is Mango Sorbet overpour with Coconut Cream Pie and Vanilla Waffle Cone chunks.

    And that's all I've got coming to me is that SMT order. I struck out hard the other day with MooScents - they quickly sold out of the one scent I was really hoping to nab, and seeing as the others didn't quite grab me on their own, I passed. :( I *may* have lots of plans in place for the Fall and Halloween...

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    1. It was SO stinkin' GOOD! Thank you for sharing it!! Next pre-order I am scooping some more up. I have... oh... about 1/2 a year until then. ;-)

      Sorry about MooScents. Me too. I didn't even score any. But probably for the best. I need to melt my own goodies and make room for fall stuff like you mentioned. I am eyeing Dessa's goodies pretty hard and maybe a couple others.

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  5. I find myself thinking about fall lately too, but I'm trying to force it out of my head. Hard to believe that today is the *official* first day of summer. I've placed an embarrassing number of candle/wax orders over the past week... I guess I got bit by some sort of bug :)
    -Angela Kay

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    1. It is!! Happy summer!!! I am enjoying the actual summer time very much but yes, I am happily plotting fall scents to order. I cannot wait to read all about your upcoming orders!!! Will you blog them?

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  6. Hi Julie! I must have missed the Scarlet Cinnamon train, my god that sounds like it'd be fabulous! How was your Haus of Gloi candle? I saw them stocking those but turned away. I hate being good when it comes to wax! LOL! Summer Smoothie sounds like a delicious melt. I am waiting on nothing, as per usual. It stinks because my cup runneth no where. I should get to burning some candles like you did! Will keep an eye out for Winter Mint & Spruce this winter! :)

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    1. Lauren! My beautiful friend! Miss you.

      Girrrrrrrl... that Scarlet Cinnamon screamed your name.

      I will say I was not hugely impressed with the throw of the one I bought but I am still enjoying melting it near my bedside where I catch wisps of it form time to time. I do have a MooaLisa candle coming soon that I am excited to give a test drive.

      Oh no! You need some wax in your life. For sure. I will have to remedy that. I am burning an old BBW Marshmallow Fireside and loving it to pieces. Do you still have candles left over from your sub boxes? Any faves?

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    2. I miss you, too! <3

      OOOohh, Moonalisa! I have 2 candles coming from them. I bought them before my birthday and haven't received them yet. LOL.

      Marshmallow Fireside!! Yay!! That's still one of the top best scents ever. Hope you keep enjoying it. I've got quite a few candles left, but it's been so darn hot here, I haven't felt like burning them! ha! I should chop them up and put them in my warmers!

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